Takamine TRI-AX 2

I love this pickup I use it for live performance from small venues to theater and also in the studio it just performs anywhere and it is discreet enough and doesn't get in the way or affect the sound when not in use just playing acoustically.

The pros are great battery life and performance lasts for a long time fantastic looks and of course the tone is amazing,
Cons I haven't found any yet although I did get a little picky setting up the pole pieces to perfection but now its done I never need to touch them.

Outstanding performance for a pickup put one in a high end guitar or fit one to a budget guitar to enhance your investment then if you come to upgrade your instrument take your pick up out and refit to your new guitar

This pick up is just for me an industry standard a very natural sound great looks and build quality I would definitely recommend to others and I wouldn't hesitate to buy more great buy.

Due to not using my guitar plugged in at the time I did not fully test this. I bought it to replace my previous TRIAX 1 because my preamp had the ability to add another pickup and blend them together. The TRIAX 2 has a better build quality than TRIAX 1 but the sound when plugged into my Takamine CT4-DX is quite muddy sounding. I have to cut all bass and boost all trebble and then notch our 250hz to get a reasonable sound. I then only blend about 40% into my CT4-DX preamp. Its a case of making the best of it as I would lose money if I sold it. Blending it around 40% does add a little fill in the sound from my Takamine but if I had my time again I would avoid. When I compared it to the TRIAX 1 that sounded brighter by comparison. I plug my Takamine PSF48C into an AER acousticube 3.

For live performances, this pickup is a great addition to my Takamine Pro 7 NC particularly, or for any electro-accoustic guitar. Why? It allows input from the body (slaps and string noise) and some slightly old-fashioned pickup behaviour. In my case, because the Tak can mix this with the built-in Cool Tube pre-amp, this is something to add and subtract from the performance. A thin sliver of cork between the grips on the sound hole prevents marking to the guitar body, without affecting the sound qualities. Splendid thing to have to move 'electro' closer to 'acoustic' in a live gig.